Circuit Analysis Ch. 1 Of Introductory Circuits

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a commonly used mathematical model for electrical and computer systems

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circuit model

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the elements that comprise the circuit model

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ideal circuit components

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based on mathematical techniques and is used to predict the behavior of the circuit model and its ideal circuit components

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circuit analysis

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the actual electrical system, constructed from actual electrical components

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physical prototype

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the energy per unit charge created by the separation

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voltage

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the rate of charge flow

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electric current

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points of connection to other circuiet components

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terminals

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has only 2 terminals, described mathematically, cannot be subdivided into other elements

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ideal basic circuit element

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whenever the reference directions for the current in an element is in the direction of the reference voltage drop across the element, use a positive sign in any expression that relates the voltage to the current

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passive sign convention

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the product of the current in the element and the voltage across the element

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power

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a device that is capable of converting nonelectric energy to electric energy and vice versa

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electrical source

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a circuit element that maintains a prescribed voltage across its terminals regardless of the current flowing in those terminals

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ideal voltage source

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a circuit element that maintains a prescribed current through its terminals regardless of the voltage across those terminals

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ideal crrent source

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establishes a coltage or current in a circuit without reling on voltages or currents elsewhere in the circuit

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independent source

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establishes a voltage or current whose value depends on the value of a voltage or current elsewhere in the circuit

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dependent source

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models a device capable of generating electric energy

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active element

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models physical devices that cannot generate electric energy

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passive elements

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the capacity of materials to impede the flow of current or the flow of electric charge

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resistance

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the circuit element used to model resistance

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resistor

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v=iR
v=-iR

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Ohm's law

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the recipricol of resistance

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conductance

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the algebraic sum of all the currents at any node in a circuit equals 0

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Kirchhoff's Current Law

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a point where two or more circuit elements meet

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node

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the algebraic sum of all the voltages around any closed path in a circuit equals 0

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Kirchhoff's Voltage Law

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when just two elements connect at a single node

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series